Curse of the Werewolf

Terence Fisher's 1961 Hammer release features a sympathetic werewolf (Oliver Reed) whose lycanthropy is attributed to childhood trauma. When horror movies make their psychological subtexts explicit, they generally lose some of their power, taking a deliberate step down from myth to metaphor, but this restrained, sensitive film set the standard for its type. With Clifford Evans and Anthony Dawson. 91 min.
ByDave Kehr